Posted on 30th May 08 by Contributor | 
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Artist: numero6Author: michele Just a quick heads up for all ye Bonnie Prince Billy fans. Ever prolific Oldham features on the release of "Quando arriva la gente si sente meglio"" the new Ep from the italian indie"rock band Numero6. The EP" available for free dowload exclusively from the website www.numero6.com" contains 5 new tracks and [...]
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Posted on 30th May 08 by Contributor | 0
Artist: EvangelicalsAuthor: Jason Golden Foggy Notions presents EVANGELICALS "DEAD OCEANS"" June 8" Whelans EVANGELICALS "Dead Oceans" special guests GROOM + MUMBLIN DEAF RO June 8" Whelans Tickets from tickets.ie" Tickemaster" WAV" Road Records" City Discs Debut Irish performance from Dead Oceans amazing psychedelic group Evangelicals with support from Dublins gorgeous melancholic pop band Groom and [...]
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Posted on 30th May 08 by Contributor | 0
Artist: Okkervil River Author: Jason Golden Okkervil River The Academy Dublin 7th November Tickets "21 inclusive of booking fee available on ticketmaster.ie Okkervil Rivers The Stand Ins due out this Autumn on Jagjaguwar On September 12" Jagjaguwar Records will release Okkervil Rivers new full"length album titled The Stand Ins in the USA" with European release [...]
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Artist: Cork X SouthwestAuthor: Jason Golden Murphys Live presents CORK X SOUTHWEST 2008 Skibbereen" Co. Cork " Saturday July 26" 2008. The beautiful West Cork town of Skibbereen once again throws open its Showgrounds to the budding eclectic music festival Cork X Southwest. Saturday July 26th will see the streets of the laid back West [...]
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Posted on 30th May 08 by Contributor | 0
Artist: JapeAuthor: Robert O Connor At The Heart of Jape " Richie Egan Richie Egan could never be accused of being a lazy musician. Over the last 10 years he has kept himself busy both on and off the stage" playing Bass duties with The Redneck Manifesto" numerous punk rock bands and David Kitt"s touring [...]
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Posted on 30th May 08 by Contributor | 0
Artist: FredAuthor: Robert O Connor Artist: Fred Album: Go God Go Fred return this week with their third full length "Go God Go"" an album sure to catapult them from cult status to the major leagues. After playing the 'CMJ Music Marathon' in New York this summer" the band returned to these shores amidst glorious [...]
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Posted on 29th May 08 by Contributor | 0
Artist: BowerbirdsAuthor: Jason Golden The excellent Bowerbirds are to play their first irish dates this coming september. The tour takes in Cork on the 23rd" Galway 24th and Dublin 26th. Nu"folk band from North Carolina who released their debut album Hymns for a Dark Horse on the Austin Dead Oceans label. POD Concerts presents BOWERBIRDS [...]
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Posted on 29th May 08 by Contributor | 0
Artist: THE WAR ON DRUGSAuthor: Jason Golden Bringing a dose of the West Coast to the hard streets of Philadelphia" The War on Drugs songs recall the 80s guitar army of Sonic Youth with the captivating lyrics and vocal stylings of Tom Petty or Bruce Springsteen. They release Wagonwheel Blues this June on Secretly Canadian [...]
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Posted on 29th May 08 by Contributor | 0
Artist: The FlawsAuthor: Robert O Connor The Road to Achieving Greatness " Paul Finn" The Flaws The Flaws are currently one of Ireland"s fastest rising bands. The band released their highly praised debut album" Achieving Vagueness last year and it went on to become one of the highest selling Irish albums of 2007. In 2008" [...]
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Posted on 29th May 08 by Liam Tyrrell | 0
Artist: The Vinny ClubAuthor: Liam Tyrell It's 1983" Swatch have just released their first ever watches" the NES has just gone on sale in Japan" the video for Thriller has hit TV screens never to depart" and Rocky IV is still 2 years away. Surprisingly enough" The Vinny Club's Rocky IV Rekyrd" a concept album [...]
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